Spanish-English translations for sancionar

• sanction
  It is time for sanctions against Israel, Mrs Lindh. . (SV) ¡Ha llegado la hora de sancionar a Israel, Anna Lindh!
  If necessary, we then have an incentive - in other words, sanctions. En caso necesario tendremos que aplicar incentivos o, dicho de otro modo, sancionar.
  Next, economic sanctions must be applied to Burma. A continuación, es preciso sancionar a Birmania en el terreno económico.
• approve
  If we were to approve the motion now, we would be attempting to sanction before verification. Si la aprobáramos, estaríamos intentando sancionar antes de comprobar.
  Although we may disagree with it, we must nevertheless approve the sentence handed down by the court-martial
  We approve the measure of the administration, for it is an excellent decision
• countenance
  The cruel punishment was countenanced by the government, although it was not officially legal.

Related words

• sanción
• sanciones
• sancionar apoyar
• imponer sanciones